About this Add-on

Test Pilot is privacy sensitive user research program run by Mozilla Labs. As a Test Pilot, you'll be joining a global community helping us to improve Mozilla products, both existing ones like Firefox and those that are still in development.

Our goal is to provide the wider community with access to data that is traditionally unavailable outside of large companies, and to grow knowledge on how people use the Web in the interest of empowering developers to build better products and services, and all in a way that protects the privacy and security of participants.

What do I need to do after I become a Test Pilot?

Once or twice a month you will receive a new test case - either a study, a survey, or both - through Test Pilot. Each one of these test cases explores one interesting topic or tests one new prototype idea for Firefox or another Mozilla product.

Studies automatically log data while you use Firefox. At the end of the study, you will be prompted to submit your log data and/or survey answers. Before you submit anything, you will always have the chance to view exactly what data has been collected.

You can choose not to submit the data if you are not comfortable. Also, you can quit a study anytime before you submit the data. You will also be able to see the list of studies and surveys you have participated in, as well as results and all anonymous data in a aggregated form for the study when it is complete.

If the test requires you to install a new feature or product, or would make any changes to your user interface, the platform will ask for your permission first.

What's the time commitment?

These studies will need almost no extra time from you. Mostly you'll just keep using Firefox as you normally do, while Test Pilot logs data. You may want to spend a couple of minutes to review your data before submission. But you can also skip this step. It's up to you.

In the case of a survey, answering all questions should never take more than 15 minutes and will usually take much less time than that.

Version Information

Version 1.2.3
Released November 19, 2013
619.3 kB
Works with
Firefox 3.5 and later

* Add compatibility with Firefox 24+* Fix submit button for some studies* Clean up some css

Development Channel

The Development Channel lets you test an experimental new version of this add-on before it's released to the general public. Once you install the development version, you will continue to get updates from this channel. To stop receiving development updates, reinstall the default version from the link above. Install development version

Caution: Development versions of this add-on have not been reviewed by Mozilla.

Privacy Policy

Privacy PolicyMozilla Test Pilot

Adopted: August 11, 2009

We’re working hard to protect your privacy while delivering products and services that bring you the performance and protection you desire in your personal computing. This Mozilla Test Pilot Privacy Policy (“Policy”) explains how Mozilla Corporation (“Mozilla”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the non-profit Mozilla Foundation, collects and uses information from user tests conducted through Mozilla’s Test Pilot program (“Test Pilot”). It does not apply to other Mozilla websites, products or services, each of which have their own privacy policy. If you are using another Mozilla product at the time you are participating in Test Pilot, you should look at the relevant privacy policy to determine what other information is being collected (e.g., See Mozilla’s Firefox Privacy Policy for further information on data collected from all Firefox users).What is Test Pilot?

Test Pilot was created to provide a new set of tools and capabilities to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of our user testing. Test Pilot is a stand-alone platform. Test Pilot may be used as an add-on to your web browser, or bundled into other products. However Test Pilot is made available, you will always have to choose to participate in the program and unless you do so, no data will be collected by TestPilot. You are in control. You choose to participate and you choose to share your data. No data will be collected unless you choose to do so. Please visit https://labs.mozilla.com/projects/test-pilot/ for more information on Test Pilot.Information Collected from Test Pilot Participants

In order to improve our user testing, Mozilla will collect certain data in relation to your participation in Test Pilot tests. Your data won't be transmitted until you download and sign into the Test Pilot program and then submit your data. When your data is submitted, it will be aggregated into a big batch with everyone else's info and will not be directly connected back to you. All the aggregated data will be open to the public...but to be extra clear none of it will be personally identifiable as yours or anyone else's.

After you opt in to Test Pilot, you will have an opportunity to review a description of each test, including its duration and the types of data that will be collected through the test (the “Test Description”). The data required for the test (“Test Data”) will be collected locally on your computer in a database within Firefox. At the end of the test, you will be able to review the Test Data and will be asked whether you would like to submit the Test Data to Mozilla.

The Test Data consist of information that cannot be directly associated with a specific person or entity, and include your self-assessed technical level, computer configuration, the version of Firefox or other products that you use, the URL or Uniform Resource Locators (the addresses of web pages you navigate). The Test Data do not include your name or email address, and will not be combined with any information that personally identifies you.

If you change your mind about participating in a test, you may opt out from the test at any time before you choose to share the Test Data, and the Test Data will not be transmitted to Mozilla. Similarly, if you choose not to submit the Test Data at the end of the test, the Test Data will not be transmitted to Mozilla.Transfer of Data to the U.S.

By registering for Test Pilot, you consent to the transfer of the Test Data and any other information collected under this Policy to the United States, which may provide a lesser level of data security than in your country of residence.Information Disclosure

Other than its wholly-owned subsidiaries listed below, Mozilla does not share the raw Test Data with any third party. We only provide the raw Test Data to Mozilla employees and contractors, as well as employees and contractors of the following wholly-owned subsidiaries and affiliated companies of Mozilla: MZ Denmark ApS, MZ Canada Ltd, MOZ 2008 Corporation, Mozilla Online Ltd, and Mozilla Japan. Mozilla requires its employees and contractors to sign confidentiality agreements that prohibit them from using the raw data other than for internal Mozilla purposes, or from disclosing these data to third parties.

Mozilla uses a third party, SurveyGizmo.com, for its tests, which has its own privacy policy. SurveyGizmo states that they will not share this information with others or use the information for purposes other than to maintain the services they provide to Mozilla.

All Test Data will be made anonymous and aggregated, and made available to the general public in the form of aggregate data. These aggregate data do not personally identify any test participants.

Test Pilot is designed to remove the Test Data from the local database in your Firefox browser when (1) you choose to opt out of Test Pilot or the test; (2) you choose to submit Test Data to Mozilla, or (3) you choose not to submit the Test Data when requested at the end of the test.Data Retention

We will retain Test Data for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes of improving our user testing, unless a longer retention period is required by law and/or regulations.Policy Changes

Mozilla may change this Policy from time to time. Any and all changes will be reflected on this page. When Mozilla changes this Policy in a material way, a notice will be posted on the www.mozilla.com Web site. Substantive changes may also be announced through the standard mechanisms by which Mozilla communicates with its users and community, including Mozilla's "announce" mailing list and newsgroup. It is your responsibility to ensure that you understand the terms of this Policy. You should periodically check this page for any changes to the current policy.

Data collected will be governed by the Policy in effect at the time the data was submitted to Mozilla.Questions or Concerns

You may request appropriate access, correction, or deletion of Test Data, as permitted by law. We will seek to comply with such requests, provided that we have sufficient information to identify the Test Data related to you. Since the Test Pilot program collects very limited information about participants, it may not be possible to identify Test Data that you submitted. We recommend that you print a copy of the Test Data for your records before you submit it to Mozilla.

Any such requests or other questions or concerns regarding this Policy and Mozilla's data protection practices should be addressed to: